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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2016, 5:24 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 23, 2016, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2016, 5:24 PM AKST (02:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2016, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 8:46 PM AKST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
095 WWAK72 PAFG 240224 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 524 PM AKST TUE FEB 23 2016 AKZ227-241500- /O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.160224T0300Z-160225T0900Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE 524 PM AKST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECT TO BE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
3 follow-up statements
769 WWAK72 PAFG 241358 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 458 AM AKST WED FEB 24 2016 AKZ227-250000- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160225T0900Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE 458 AM AKST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECT TO BE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
812 WWAK72 PAFG 242337 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 237 PM AKST WED FEB 24 2016 AKZ227-250900- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160225T0900Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE 237 PM AKST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
220 WWAK72 PAFG 250546 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 846 PM AKST WED FEB 24 2016 AKZ227-250700- /O.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160225T0900Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE 846 PM AKST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:40 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:40 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 52 hr | |
| Feb 23, 9:34 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFG | 17 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:45 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:35 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 38 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.